"Investments in Renewable Energy Sources"
In October of this year, a successful online panel discussion on the topic "Investments in Renewable Energy Sources"—held within the framework of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: "Climate Action"—was conducted by first-year students of the Higher School of Economics and Business.
The event aimed to engage future professionals in the sustainable development agenda, explore the role of private and public investment in the energy transition, and assess the impact of climate-related projects on the economy, financial markets, corporate governance, and supply chains.
Key topics included:
- For Economics students: macroeconomic analysis of the consequences of climate change, evaluation of the efficiency of large-scale investments, and cost analysis in the context of climate risks.
- For Finance students: green finance instruments (green bonds, investment, venture capital in renewable energy) and risk assessment in the financing of climate projects.
- For Management students: strategic management of corporate sustainability, the integration of standards into corporate culture, and overcoming implementation barriers.
- For Logistics students: green transport, and the optimization of warehouse and transport logistics during the transition to renewable energy.
Guests at the online panel discussion included:
- 10th-grade students from the Achair Secondary School, led by Natalia Ivanovna Merezhko, Deputy Director for Educational Work (Omsk District, Omsk Region).
- First-year students from the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University, guided by senior lecturers from the Department of Foreign Languages, Ainagul Ryskeldiyevna Khalenova and Galiya Askerovna Murumbayeva.
Organizers: senior lecturers of the Department of Foreign Languages Tleugabylova Z.A., Kuralova A.T., Bekalaeva A.O., Omarbekova G.D., Zharimbetova R.N.
